G-Startup Worldwide

G-Startup Worldwide at GMIC Sao Paulo 2017 Announces Top 50

The G-Startup Worldwide at GMIC Sao Paulo Evaluation Committee of active investors have completed their first round of review of startup applications and we are excited to announce the G-Startup Worldwide at GMIC Sao Paulo Top 50. We received 303 applications from 36 countries for this startup competition. We’re excited about the dramatic increase (167%) of our applications and the sectors we cover. In addition to the buzz around AI, blockchain, and frontier tech, it’s very impressive to see the innovative technologies coming out of these emerging markets and we expect to see this trend continue. The evaluators have rated each startup on the basis of traction, team, industry, and product. Join us at GMIC Sao Paulo on September 12, 2017.

G-Startup at GMIC Sao Paulo is held on September 12, 2017. The first place winner will receive a free trip to Silicon Valley including a round trip flight and 3 nights of stay (value at $1,000) to compete in the G-Startup Worldwide Global Finals. $250,000 investment goes to the Global Winner. In addition, the winner can receive $5,000 Ad credits from Facebook’s FbStart program.

The 15 selected startups at G-Startup Sao Paulo will pitch an all-star lineup of VCs including:

Special thanks to our Global Startup Enablers, Facebook’s Fb Start and Sequoia Capital. With their support, we are able to help build startup ecosystems around the globe and help enable startups to change the world! G-Startup Silicon Valley, Jakarta, Hong Kong are still open for application. High potential, early stage startups (<$2m raised) from any country can apply.

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About G-Startup Worldwide

G-Startup Worldwide is a global startup competition held around the world to find high-potential, early stage startups, invest in them, support them with a global network and enable them to change the world. The G-Startup Worldwide program invests over $1,000,000 in startups annually. G-Startup Worldwide is hosted at each Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) in 2017 including Beijing, Bangalore, Tel Aviv, Jakarta, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Hong Kong and Silicon Valley. The local winners of G-Startup Worldwide at selected competitions receive investment. The winner also receives a free trip to Silicon Valley to compete to become the G-Startup Worldwide Global Winner and receive an additional $250,000 investment! All regional winners have the opportunity to automatically be admitted to Facebook’s FbStart program and a boot camp with Google Launchpad Accelerator. Any eligible startup from around the world may apply here.